Dev wrote on Aug 5, 2012, 22:09:I think its more because they are based out of the country (they are in UK) than anything else.

Out of country charges often raise a red flag.

Doesn't make a whole pile of sense to be honest. I order a pile of crap from S.Korea and Japan, never had a problem. But GMG I've had nothing but problems.

I didn't expect it either. I've never had problems ordering from outside the US before. My credit card company said they were not sending address information when they submitted the authorization request, and that's why they declined it - but I entered it all in so what gives? On top of that, they locked my damn card out! I found out when my fuel light came on and my card didn't work at 3 gas stations. Good thing I had cash on me today.

edit: And it's still not working. To hell with them then. Watch my card get locked out again too.

In honor of QuakeCon I played through Doom 3 again this weekend. With the high-res texture mods and other community graphics tweaks it actually looked very nice. And it certainly runs a lot smoother now than on my PC from years ago when it came out

Esoteric wrote on Aug 5, 2012, 20:19:Really enjoying OMD2, I think it's quite a bit better than the first one (not that the first one was bad by any means). More ways to create different builds, more possible ways to beat the levels. Liking endless mode, too. Haven't had a chance to try co-op yet, but looking forward to it.

I'm really enjoying it, though it definitely still has some difficulty spikes. The 4th to last level gave me some hell, the 3rd to last level I barely squeaked by (2 left, a definite low for me, though I did fail one level on my first try), then the 2nd to last level I wasn't even challenged on.

Really enjoying OMD2, I think it's quite a bit better than the first one (not that the first one was bad by any means). More ways to create different builds, more possible ways to beat the levels. Liking endless mode, too. Haven't had a chance to try co-op yet, but looking forward to it.

jacobvandy wrote on Aug 5, 2012, 19:29:So use PayPal? It must be some weirdo credit card, they've accepted Visas and a Mastercard from me just fine.

I've not had an issue, but I've heard of others having difficulties based on the payment processor GMG uses. Apparently (I've heard) some times they get flagged as fraudulent (or gambling). Supposedly GMG was supposed to be switching to a different payment system, but that was months ago, and it sounds like it's still happening.

It sucks, and I always hold my breath when I order from them, and wait for the phone to ring from my CC company. But I guess I've been lucky...

Thanks for the link. I'm glad to see it's a steam unlock. I've purchased a game through them that wasn't a steam unlock and then had major issues playing the game because of their exceptionally shitty launcher. Since it's a steam unlock, I'll def pick this one up.